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We'll see if we can keep this a SECRET, but . . . Editor Kate's birthday is in a month--November 10th.
As you guys know, she has been very, very sick since May 2010 (a very long time now) and yet she's continued to edit the Canterwood books from home. How amazing is that? She loves the series so much and we're all incredibly lucky to have her play such a huge role role in Canterwood Crest.
This is where you come in.
By November 7th, I'd love to have thoughts from Team Canterwoood to give as a present from you to Kate.
**You can leave a comment on this post, email me (use something like "Kate's bday" in the subject so I can find it easily), or send me a letter/drawing in the mail.
For snail mail:
Jessica Burkhart
C/O Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
For email:
jess _ burkhart AT hotmail DOT com
Write whatever you'd like--even a "Happy birthday, Editor K!" is *perfect.* I am trying to collect as many birthday wishes/thank yous from Team Canterwood to give K on her birthday. It will mean so, so much to her. I'm asking for your help because I'm usually the one to get the fan mail as the author of CC. But what you don't know is how hard Kate works on the books. The series would NOT exist without her. So many of the ideas in the series would never have played out if she hadn't brainstormed with me. Giving her a little love from the best readers ever would be ahhh-mazing. She is my best friend and I'd love to give her this gift. :)
I heart you all!
xoxo
W-O-W--WOW!
I can't believe the *fourteenth* Canterwood Crest book releases on Tuesday! This was a series that started with one book in mind that I wrote in 2009. Ya'll know the story, but I'm feeling nostalgic. I was 19, a senior in college with a full course load and I heard about National Novel Writing Month. It was late October 2006, and NaNo is November 1-30, so I had no ideas, no outline--nothing. I jumped into it and started writing my first ever novel.
Tidbit: It was a YA novel called "High Jumps at Collins Academy" first. :)
I wrote my butt off and actually crossed the 50,000 word mark on or just before November 30. My draft was UGLY. I mean, it was seriously scary! But editing on my own, later edits with my ex-agent and edits from my first editor, Molly, got the book on track. That one book turned into a four book deal and after Molly left S&S (I got the call on my birthday!) I got the greatest gift: High Jumps, now Canterwood Crest, was under the guidance and editorial input of Kate Angelella.
Everything changed after that. Call it two girls clicking over a story. Or maybe it was the beautiful photos. Or the insane, nonstop marketing. Or the schedule of writing a bi-monthly series for a while. All of those things, and more, came into play into getting my series from one book to 20. Those were all important components, but it was, without a doubt, the edits from Editor K that got us to where we are: over 500,000 copies of the series in print.
I am ever so grateful to Kate and Simon & Schuster for embracing a girl with a desperate need for horses in her life, but being unable to do so unless I could write about them. Canterwood allows me to live vicariously through my characters and I couldn't be more immersed in Horse World. Best part? I got to see Kate pet her first horse. Nice coincidence, huh? :)
I'm busy working on MASQUERADE and Kate had her hands full with projects and will soon be editing my book.
I sincerely want to thank all of Team Canterwood for your support. I would NOT be able to live my dream without you. If you could only know how grateful I am!
Let me know if you spot POPULAR! I'm going to be spending release day in Rochester, MN, so I'll sign copies at Barnes & Noble, take pics and let you know where the books are in case you live nearby.
xoxo
I think it's time to kick off December's ahhh-mazing giveaway a little early! What do you think??
To start off an awesome line up of prizes, I'm giving away a copy of THE SHAPE SHIFTER'S CURSE, the second book in the Magic Repair Shop series by my friend Amanda Marrone. It's edited by Editor K, so you KNOW it's good. :) I'm excited to start giving fun things to Team Canterwood!
To enter, leave a comment here, on my LiveJournal or in both places. You have until Saturday, December 4 at midnight EST to enter. I only ship to US addresses. All comments have to be screened, so yours won't appear until I read it. You must leave me a way to contact you and you'll get your prize 3-4 week after we get in touch, but likely sooner.
I'm excited to start giving fun things to Team Canterwood!
You'll get an extra entry in the contest, btw, if you blog about it, post a note on your Facebook, Tweet about the contest, etc. Just leave me a link in your comment.
Good luck and enter right now to win this superfun book!
xoxo
PS--I owe signed books to at least 3 people who have been incredibly patient. They are going in the mail this week. I promise! Thank you for understanding!
Sooo many of you have been superkind and generous and have sent birthday e-mails (and a few other notes) to me to give to the fab Editor K on her birthday.
And . . .
I decided to give something back.
If you've already sent me a birthday note
OR
You send me one via e-mail (jess_burkhart AT hotmail DOT com (this is the easiest for me to print :))
then you're entered into a random drawing to win one of two copies of SCANDALS, RUMORS, LIES, when I get them. Yaaay!
Deadline: November 7th
Thank you, Team Canterwood, it has meant so much to read all of your birthday notes and I can't wait to pass them on. :D
Okay, so . . .
Editor K's birthday is November 10th. As you know, she's the one who made Canterwood possible. She has worked on every book to make it as fun, fast, and horsey as can be and she's the reason why there are going to be 16 books.
I want her birthday to be a big deal.
So, guys, I'm asking for a favor--a really, really important one.
If you could, whenever you like, e-mail me (long, short, whatever you like!) a happy birthday note to Kate, I'll save them all, print them and give them to her on her birthday.
If you don't want to send an email, then maybe you could Tweet at her--she's @EditorK on Twitter on 11/10.
This would mean SO much to me and I really want to give something back to the amazing person who has done so much for our favorite books. We owe her a ton of thanks and I want this to be a supersparkly birthday.
And guess what else? You can also send cards to:
Kate Angelella
c/0 Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Thank you all. Much love! <3
Hi, Team Canterwood!
I hope everyone's out of school by now (yaaay, summer!) or at least very close to getting out.
Summer seems like the perfect time to share things that I love, so I'm going to be doing a series of fun summer vlogs!
I'll be doing vlogs with summer book recommendations of my fave reads, a view of my sparkly lipgloss collection and lots of *very* fun things. Plus, as a superawesome bonus BFF/Editor K will be filming some of these so I'm able to move the camera better and be more active in the vlogs. Yay!
Happy summer! :D
PS--The Canterwood Website will be getting a MAJOR makeover this summer and I'll be sure to post when the changes are up.
I'm lucky to read a lot of ARCS (advanced reader copies) from Simon & Schuster. One of my new faves is the first in a series by Amanda Marrone and edited by Editor K. It's called THE MAGIC REPAIR SHOP: THE MULTIPLYING MENACE.
I read it and loooved it. So, I think you guys might, too! It doesn't come out until August 24, so yay for an early copy!
Since we had serious problems with comments last time, I'll have to screen them all. So your comment will *not* be posted until I've reviewed it and then I'll let it go through. Just comment once, like usual, and when I can, I'll read it and post it. If you'd like to be entered to win an early copy of the book, just leave a comment. :)
It's a really, really fun book and I love it!
You have until Monday, May 10th at midnight to enter. I'll post the winner that week and you'll have your book soon after. :)
PS: If you sent me a book to sign, it WILL be coming to you. I've been out of town a lot and am just getting back to reader mail.
(Note: this is NOT a real gun--it's a stunt gun used for a Nancy Drew cover shoot. Also, please note her signature Diet Coke in the background...)This lovely editor, aka Kate Angelella, was promoted to Associate Editor at Simon & Schuster's Aladdin. In addition to being my editor, Kate also edits the sparkly Lauren Barnholdt and the amazing Kekla Magoon among other awesome authors. I'm superproud and thrilled that Kate was promoted. She's an amazing editor AND writer who has both a commercial and literary eye. That's hard to find--no doubt.
Congratulations, Kate! We're all so, so proud! :)
It's day three (well, two and a half) in Oklahoma City. Kate's taking pitches so I hijacked her Mac (this is saying something cuz I'm a PC girl and it usually takes prodding to get me to use her computer.) But! We did our editor/author panel yesterday and I think it went well. :) I had a speech early this morning and Kate's is this afternoon. Don't know yet what the rest of our schedule is, but we've barely seen the inside of our very nice room. (Thanks, Embassy Suites!)
Our flight leaves...hmmm...don't know when tomorrow and I've got to run down to the biz center and print our boarding passes. I love that I got pulled aside at LaGuardia (I was scaaared!) and had my suitcase searched. The item that set off the detectors? A book in my suitcase. Yes, really. TSA...*shakes head*
But we've met a lot of lovely people and it's been sooo warm and nice here. Everyone's superfriendly and the conference has been a blast.
I can't believe it's time for book #8 in the Canterwood Crest series! Ahhh!! We're at the halfway point now of sixteen books and it's. . . well, hard to articulate how I feel. Excited. Humbled. Scared. (And scared because I don't want to disappoint my reader girlies with any book.) Thrilled. Etc.
After eight books, I'm in love with my characters as ever and their horses. The adventures at Canterwood are continuing and I love being along for the ride.
Shout outs and sparkles to the Simon & Schuster team, our photographer, amazing models and the readers who allow me to live my dream to write. Special xoxo to Editor Kate for working her magic and putting her talent into this book.
Yaaaay, HSD! :D
So, since it's a special day, I'm opening comments! I want you to tell me what YOUR sparkle is! :) Mine, of course, is lip gloss and hanging out with my BFF.
Leave a comment here or Tweet at me or Editor K. We can't wait to hear about your sparkle!
PS: Comments have gotten sticky in the past, so please keep them clean. If there's any drama, I'll have to close them and that would be sad. :( So post away on what makes you happy and yaaay HOME SWEET DRAMA!
The past few days have been busy with sad personal issues related to a friend, but I think it's time for a *little* good news on a Saturday.
I'm shocked, thrilled, beyond excited and SOOOOO happy to announce that Editor K and the team at S&S have decided they'd like FOUR MORE CANTERWOOD BOOKS! So, 13-16, here we come! The official deal will go up on Pub Lunch soon, but I couldn't hold it in any longer and got the okay to share.
I'm incredibly grateful that not only do I get to keep writing these books that I love, but more so that I'm able to work with Kate. We're already brainstorming concepts and I'm just freaking out with excitement about these!
I've got to say thank you so much to Bethany, Mara, Fiona, Liesa and Jon for backing the books and being excited. Team S&S!
Cheers to four more books! :)
Dear Kate,
Without you, Canterwood and Jess wouldn't be the way they are now! You are so brave and whenever I think I've got it hard, I'm going to remember you and how you are so determined thoughout everything. Best wishes.
-CRocks aka Claire
Happy birthday Kate!
The Canterwood series are phenomenal an would be nothing without you! You're such a great person! I hope you get well and know that everyone out here loves you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Love, Olivia
Here's an idea for a present for kate: A painting of a horse! If she likes horses nearly as much as you do, she will LOVE it. Another idea is high end fashion boots. Only because you guys both do the blog Violet and Ruby, it sounds like something she would love. Last idea: That pink ipod you were selling on ebay. Idk if it got sold or not but that would be a wonderful gift. Hope you like my ideas and I will come back with more when I think of them! Also cant wait to see who the guest blogger is!!!!
Hugs, Aly
Dear Kate,
Happy, Happy Birthday! You're such an inspiring person; caring about your BFF and a book series that much to take time (even when your sick) to edit an amazing series. You're a truly amazing person. Thank you. Hope your birthday is the best one yet!
Sincerely,
fellow hopeful author and fan,
Amy :)
Kate,
The fact that you take time to edit Canterwood Crest even when your sick in bed means so much to me and I'm sure Jess as well. You are an amazing editor and I am so thankful Jess has you to edit the books! May this be your best birthday ever!
xoxo,
Addie :)
Dear Kate,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!WE LOVE YOU AND SEND YOU OUR BEST WISHES ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!CANTERWOOD WOULDNT BE NEARLY AS AMAZING AS IT IS WITHOUT YOU!GET WELL SOON
<3~ARIAH
andussDear Kate,
Happy Birthday! The Canterwood books wouldn't be half as good without your "sparkly" edits! Thanks so much for making my favorite series even better! Feel better and keep rocking!
Love, MaryKate M.
Dear Kate ,
Canterwood woluedn;t be what it is without you. So happy B-dayI hope you feel better soon! my best wigshes.
Happy Birthday Kate! Hope it's the best you could ever have, because without you, Canterwood wouldn't exist! Thanks for helping create one of the greatest horse series there is :)
Girlie, without u my life would SUCK! LOL! U rock! Mwah Mwah! I LOVE YOU!U have made CCA rock in SO many ways! I will email 2! Keep doing what u do best!
~Sebastiane
PS. U r the best partner in crime EVER!!!!!!!!
Hey Kate! Happy birthday! You are one of the reasons why Canterwood is so awesome. Hope you have a great birthday and have fun :)